I'm going to have to implement a new rule in the offseason that's going to piss off a lot of you, but I think it's fair and it makes free agency a lot more fun and the league slightly more realistic.

The new rule being: you cannot re-sign or sign a player and trade him during the offseason or during the first month of the season. So basically no sign and trades. They don't happen in the NHL and they're going to make things **** during free agency. If you plan on not signing a guy, trade his rights before he leaves, but if you're not planning on keeping a guy, you have to let him walk on July 1.

Forgot to mention this only applies to UFAs; you can move your RFAs all you want.

I'm going to have to implement a new rule in the offseason that's going to piss off a lot of you, but I think it's fair and it makes free agency a lot more fun and the league slightly more realistic.

The new rule being: you cannot re-sign or sign a player and trade him during the offseason or during the first month of the season. So basically no sign and trades. They don't happen in the NHL and they're going to make things **** during free agency. If you plan on not signing a guy, trade his rights before he leaves, but if you're not planning on keeping a guy, you have to let him walk on July 1.

Forgot to mention this only applies to UFAs; you can move your RFAs all you want.

The only one I can remember of significance is involving Hossa for Heatley.

I guess I can rewrite the rule to only include players who are rated higher than 80 overall.

Btw guys, I updated the OP with new rules for each portion of the season; if you see anything I missed, then let me know.

Dude come on, like he said it has happened and I already have a deal with trading a person I was going to resign regardless, and now this blocks it. And the reason that there is not more is that people can trade rights in real life, when this doesn't allow you trades from the trade deadline until July 1st.

Dude come on, like he said it has happened and I already have a deal with trading a person I was going to resign regardless, and now this blocks it. And the reason that there is not more is that people can trade rights in real life, when this doesn't allow you trades from the trade deadline until July 1st.

I'm pretty sure you can trade the rights to pending UFAs during the draft.

I'm pretty sure you can trade the rights to pending UFAs during the draft.

I just find it a cheap way to play the game.

I've played through an offseason and I'm 90% sure that you can't until July 1st, but if I'm wrong and there is a trade availablity period in between the end of playoffs and July 1st, then I agree with your rule.

If you sign a player in free agency, then you can't trade him until season starts because you're just doing it for assets, unless you have a legit reason like over the cap, then no. But if it was signed before the offseason, then you can? Sounds pretty fair to me

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Originally Posted by Sergei Berezin

I can make the rule only applicable the offseason, rather than the first month of the season then?

And Phion, that's not much different. No one is going to make free agency, because no one wants to lose assets, so everyone will just resign their guys and trade them to whoever wants them.

I can see why you're all upset about this, but don't you understand where I'm coming from? It circumvents the whole free agency process.

And think about it this way; while you may lose a Penner or something, there's probably going to be someone in free agency who is better sitting there for you.

I'd be good with that.
Just checking, that the players you had BEFORE July 1st can be traded, but the ones AFTER can't until season starts?
Yes, if you sign a player in fa just to trade like day after isn't fair.
What if Anaheim loses Perry?

If you can't trade players who are pending UFAs during the draft period, or resign phase, then you can sign and trade ONLY after a trade has been agreed upon. You can't sign the guy, and then wait for a trade, the trade must be announced before you sign the guy, and then you proceed to sign him under the directions of the players new GM.

Next, I'll change the overall cutoff from 80 to 82, and I'll allow trades from when the season resumes, but not during the offseason.

Let me know what you guys think about that.

I just want to make free agency more of a frenzy and fun, rather than dull with like players nobody cares about hitting the block.

If you can't trade players who are pending UFAs during the draft period, or resign phase, then you can sign and trade ONLY after a trade has been agreed upon. You can't sign the guy, and then wait for a trade, the trade must be announced before you sign the guy, and then you proceed to sign him under the directions of the players new GM.

Next, I'll change the overall cutoff from 80 to 82, and I'll allow trades from when the season resumes, but not during the offseason.

Let me know what you guys think about that.

I just want to make free agency more of a frenzy and fun, rather than dull with like players nobody cares about hitting the block.

Keep the ovr at 80 imo. and check your inbox. And sometimes a person doesn't even sign with the team for their asking price on circumstances that if you want to know I will tell you in a pm.

I think we should set a rule then. Only allowed to sign a max of 4 players (UFA). This makes UFA fun yet doesnt stop sign and trades. before anyone says anything i have 20 mill used already and half my team is UFAs lol so i get screwed, better yet forget this post